By Tatiana Rodriguez ‘23 Racial profiling is the assumption that someone has committed or may commit a crime based on their skin color, and such biases sometimes leads to the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of black men due to the stereotype and the racism they face. According to the Innocence Project, an organization to put an end on wrongful convictions, … Read More
by Lizzy Hermosilla ‘23 Black mold can be easily detected with its musty and earthy smell along with its black spores that can appear on everything from walls to shoes. For the mold to thrive all that is necessary is moisture and a nice dark place. Many college campuses have had infrastructure issues like crumbling walls, mold, infestations, and flooding … Read More
by Timaya Pulliam ‘23 Ji-Young, the newest Sesame Street neighbor, debuted on November 25, making history on the franchise. The seven-year-old Korean-American appeared first on HBO Max’s See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special, becoming the first Asian-American muppet. “Coming Together” is a multi-year initiative formed to address the ways to speak to children about ethnicity, race, and culture. … Read More
by Naomi Bang ‘23 Just days after the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the Biden administration oversaw one of the largest oil and gas lease sales in the United States. The federal auction generated over $190 million and offered up to 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to be used for oil and gas drilling leases. … Read More
by Matthew Kauffman ‘23 The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, was removed via crane on September 8 after a drawn-out controversy muddled by protests and lawsuits. Stonewall Jackson was also torn down, and Jefferson Davis was vandalized with graffiti and toppled. Former Vice President John C. Calhoun, who owned about 80 slaves, was removed from … Read More
by Selene Ashewood ‘22 and Rachel Klein ‘22 Famous rapper Travis Scott faces legal and media backlash after at least 10 deaths, including that of nine year old Ezra Blount, occurred at his concert on November 5–the first day of Astroworld Festival in Houston. Tight spaces and often-encouraged rowdiness of the crowd created conditions which injured some of the 50,000+ … Read More
by Sydney Wiser ‘23 On August 25, 2020, amidst a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, two people were fatally shot and another was wounded by 17-year-old Illinois native, Kyle Rittenhouse. The protest was in response to the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer and, although mostly peaceful, resulted in some instances of … Read More
Lizzy Hermosilla ’23 The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government, and freedom of press. A cornerstone of American democracy is the free press that informs the public as well as acts as a watchdog for the public to hold the government accountable. High school newspaper publications are in theory … Read More
by Reade Fenner ‘22 Freedom of speech in schools has been a prevalent issue for decades, made more controversial and contentious by the invention of social media. In June, the Supreme Court ruled in the case Mahonoy Area School District vs. Levy, and although the court’s decision in favor of the student has significant implications on the extent to which … Read More
by Jena Le ‘23 The College Board is a modern-day monopoly that has cornered the education market for grades 9-12. Because of this and the added benefits of being categorized as a non-profit, the College Board has become a massively wealthy organization that is able to charge its customers almost whatever it wants for its entrance exams and AP exams. … Read More